Saturday, 2 September 2017




No dejes de aprovechar estas expresiones tan útiles vinculadas a la educación
Muchas veces nos sorprendemos buscando en nuestra memoria cómo se dice correctamente "aprobé un examen", "estudiar a distancia", "cumplir con los requisitos de ingreso", etc. Mira la lista que armé, seguro alguna te va a servir!

EDUCATION VOCABULARY

  • apply to a college/faculty
  • meet the entry requirements
  • pass the entrance exam
  • get in /enroll in a college
  • get accepted into a college
  • receive a university place
  • become/be a full time students
  • be a self-financing student
  • do distance learning
  • do a degree at a college
  • attend a college
  • apply for a scholarship/a grant
  • get a place in the dorm (itory)



STUDENT DEPARTMENTS
Students 
  • belong to a department
  •  get compulsory courses
  •  choose optional courses
  •  specialize in a field of study
  • pay for tuition fees
  • receive a scholarship/grant 


Professors, lecturers and associate lecturers
  • give lectures
  • teach seminars
  • hand in assignments
  • provide reading lists
  • give handouts
  • post messages on the notice board



  • take an entrance exam
  • sit a written exam
  • have an oral exam
  • pass a mid-term exam
  • fail a final exam
  • re-sit


Graduation




  • write a thesis
  • defend a thesis
  • receive a Bachelor (undergraduate) degree
  • graduate
  • have a degree in ... (engineering)
  • have a graduation ceremony
  • do a post-graduate (Master) study
  • receive a post-graduate (Master) degree
  • do a PhD (doctorate)

Student obligations





  • Study                                         from textbooks
  • learn               for exams          from course books
  • revise              for classes         from course material
  • prepare                                     from handouts




  • do background reading
  • attend lectures and seminars
  • take part in discussions
  • take lecture notes
  • write essays
  • do seminar papers
  • meet the deadlines
  • hand in/submit assignments                                

                               
                                                        


    Synonyms


  • optional - elective
  • compulsory - obligatory
  • dorm - halls of residence
  • thesis - dissertation
  • semester - term
  • get - receive
  • degree - diploma
  • student - scholar
  • essay - paper


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